Hello, I'm Neurodivergent 37M individual and part of my journey is also trying to improve my social skills. One thing that's gotten me in trouble alot is being "stuck" in my own pocket of interests, skills, etc…This can appear as "Gaps" to others. I'm sure you've experienced something like this: You are out socializing, and someone quotes a song, movie, or show…and you're like "Oh, what's that?". Queue the conversation screeching to a halt and people look at you like you're crazy! "Uh, so you don't know (blank)? That's literally crazy, EVERYONE knows (blank)!" And then you get to be the odd one out for god-knows how long.
How do you guys deal with this when it happens? Can you give an example? My last example was when someone quoted a song and I had no idea who it was by name (It was 38 Special), and they kinda freaked out. Hope this makes sense, as I think its a huge struggle especially for neurodivergent people who have very particular interests specific things that trigger the dopamine response.